Telegram-herald., 1887-10-12
MRS. pRlroLe SUES Foa DIVORCE
She Tells the story of ner sufsriHgs To .
Reporter.

Reporter.
II has been known for some time that
DR. CIV. Pnndle and has wife. Mary Prindle.
hsd ceased 10 live together, aud that their
matters had become serious. Yesterday
Mrs Prindls. through her attorney. Judge
Parrish, iiied oil 0f divorce ia the Clrcai;
Court charging the doctor With being sn
habitusi drunkarJ with Don-enpport aud
adultery. A reporter for the TEIr
SRAs-hKRALD called on Mrs. Pm
die yesterday afternoon at her resi-
dence. No. 80 fourth-st. Mrs Prindle
stated that she Was married TO Dr. Prindle
al Cleveland, Ohio, her home snS birth
place. February :, 1871. she al that time
was attending q female seminary al Cieye-
land; the Doctor graduated al HahnemsDn
Medical College IL Chicago, the same year,
she footing his expenses al the college.
They then moved 10 Grand Rapids. and she
built the mouse where she now lives.
Everything went along sersnely until some
eight or nine years later. when the Doctor
was made the choice OF the people 10 repre-
sent them IN the State Legislature.
This was when he commenced the
downward cruise and took 10 drink.
Three years ago she mortgsged her furni-
ture 10 keep him out OF State prison, be
having bean arrested for embezelmsnt By
Mr.. Bsgley. and seven years ago she mort
gagged the home for 81 900 20 pay his debts
She stated further that in August, 1856
she found among bis letters one addressed
10 him as "Desr Doctor" signed Mid" {"
which convinced her that he was paying
pretty close attention 10 Mid Fritz, and
that Mid Fritz husband had left her about
Two years AGO on sccount OF her intimacy
with the Doctor; that two years ago No
vembef IL next, she herself caught the Doc
tor IN compromising &C; with q Mrs.
Snyder ia HE own office that he has had
the delirlum tremsns several times and that
he came home a wear ago last July one day
and smashed guitar TO splinters that be
longed 10 one of her pupils that he hss
been a constant visitor Of houses of iil-fsme
that be SHOT al AR. Bradford TWO years ago
while in drunken III, that very frequently
he bad threatened TO shoot her aud had heid
q revolver close 70 her lacs. She says she
mas expended $1,000 on him
and now holds notes againss
him amounting 10 about 400,
January last be was turned out Of his Of
fee because he could not pay his rent aud
came home In rags She lifted bim out "a
new clothes, he promising TO come back the
next day. and he had not been back since
only as be came to abuse her. he drove 10
the door last summer ia company with
Mrs. Fritz, she remaining IN the carriage
while be took down Eis sign and that sbe
has repeatedly seen hiFo with Mrs. Fritz.
Mrs. PriDdle said that Il was bard last-
| ter for her 10 make up her mind 20 hie
bill for divorce bat that shs wanted 10
| get money together 10 pay of the indebted
ness on her home. Mrs.. Princle is now
keeping bosrders and giving painting les
| sons Tor livelihood.
The above is not entirely new. nor en-
| tirely unexpected as there was time when
newspaper talk ran quite high concerning
the doctor and the disgrace be brought
upon himself The divorce proceedings are
| only the elimination which was expected.